The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-02-19

Tuesday, March list, by David +. Mumma on
stock farming utensils and household goods.
Wednesday, March 2, by Messrs. Hurline 4 Bros,
at Sweet alr hOrses, GSw woods iar
saturday. March s. by Messrs. Boarman & Van
Bibber, trustees, tract of land and improve
ments in Hartford county, belonging 10 Albert
Tuesday. March Sth, by Lewis Ahrens, on the
Dover Road, valuable mules, horses wagons
Tuesday, March 9Th, by Thos. S. Anderson, real
estate and personal property, near Siade 'aV-
wednesday. March 9th, by NJ W. Offutt, trustee,
farm and store stand in Phoenix belonging 10
the estate of John G. Patterson; ..oo
the Sasm Of Thos Giadman, in the I'd district.
Tuesday, March 18th, by D. Hopper Emory trus-
Tuesday. March 18TH by S. Parker Bosley, attor-
ney named in mortgage, house and lotin Home
saturday esd March 10Th, by D. G. Mcintosh, trus-
tee, real estate in ReisterstoWn
Lent commences next Wednesday, Febru-
airy 2Sd.
is an organ grinder a harbinger of spring Z
Is it lawful to shoot harbingers?
Mr.. W. H. Marriott, postmaster at Har-
leigh, Baltimore county, has resigned.
Tuesday next is the 22d of February
Washington's birthday-and a legal holiday.
Mrs. Dr. J. Piper who has been quite ill
for several weeks, has almost entirely recovered
u.
been elected a member of the Maryland Historical
Society.
Saturday night last while the stars were shining
brightly over head.
Misses Jennie and Lena Stavro, of Norfolk,
Va, are visiting in Towsontown, the guests OF
Mrs. David Fowler.
Col. William P. Maulsby, of Westminster,
was engaged in the trial of a case in the Circuit
Court here ON FRIDAY.
Mrs. Grason, wife of ex-Judge Richard
Grason. of Towsontown, who has been very Ill for
some time, is now slightly improved.
Mr.. James W. Owings one of the Oldest
citizens of Towsontown, has been quite Ill for
week or more, but is now slightly better.
The Highlandtown and Point Breeze Rail
way Company lately received from the West, if
teen fine Clydesdale horses for use on its line.
Bishop Paret visited the Church of the Holy
Evangelists, at Canton, on Friday evening OF last
week and confirmed class of thirty persons.
The Towson National Bank broke ground
on Tuesday for the new bank building, which will
be pushed to completion as rapidly as possible.
County Treasurer Hebb, who has been i'll
for a couple of weeks, was unable to be at his
Office this week, although he is somewhat better.
Mr. Samuel J. Robinson, of Towsontown,
has been elected an honorary member OF the mary
land Democratic Association in Washington, ID. U.
Mr. James NJ. Anderson, who has given up
-: v 5s the Hampton estate
will move to his OWE farm, near Phoenix, next
week.
-Reckord's new steam -four mill at Belair is
now turning out so barrels of -four on run oil
eleven hours, for all of which there is home de-
mand.
Mr.. J. S. Richardson, the new postmaster
of Belair, has located his office in the oldest oulid
ing in the town-on Main street, near the corner
The next session of the Baltimore Annual
Conference of the NJ. E. Church, will commence
at High Street Church, Baltimore, Thursday
March Sd.
BY the burning of the Albaugh Building
in Westminster, few nights ago, the Baltimore
County Mutual Insurance Company sustains
loss of $4,000.
Mrs. Lohrfnck, wife of Mr.. Arnold Lohr
fnck, Baltimore cattle dealer who is well known
in Baltimore county, died on the 10th inst, IN thu
18th year of her age
The Asbury Missionary Society of the Tow
sontown NJ. E. Sunday school, will hold its annua
entertainment tomorrow Sunday evening, at Z!
o'clock. Public invited.
The annual report of the Northern Contra
R. R. Company, completed on Wednesday, show;
total revenue of S. 617.32, and total operating
expenses of So, 542, 667.9O.
"A vacant house on Third street, between
Maryland avenue and Oak street, in the Belt, be
ago of all its gas fixtures.
Mr.. Aquila HarTyman, who had been su.
perintendent of Baltimore Cemetery, on the Belair
road, for thirty seven years, died on the 10th
inst, in the sOth year of his age.
You can all look out for boom for Tow
sontown as soon as our water project is carried
through successfully. It's bound to come, if we
will only do our part towards it.
Very few Of the tenant farmers of Hartford
are said to be willing to take farms at a money
rent, owing to the low price of grain and hay.
They prefer to rent on shares only.
The wilma Hartford county, Farmers Club
has purchased from Powell Bros, of Springboro',
Pa, superior Hostein- Fresian bull, for the pur-
pose of improving the stock of the neighborhood.
The County Commissioners of Baltimore
and Howard counties contemplate erecting an
iron bridge over the Patapsco at Leicester. The
river is the dividing line between the two counties.
-Ex-Governor Smith, of Virginia, better
known as extra Billy" Smith, was in Towson-
town this week, the guest of VIM. S. Keech, Esq.
He is in his seth year and a remarkable man in
many respects.
Mr.. Lewis H. Urban is having plans pre-
pared for pretty frame cottage which he propo-
to erect the south side of his lot, fronting
the turnpike. Work will be commenced as soon
as spring opens.
Mr.. j. N Henderson, of Towsontown, agent
for the Royal st. John Sewing Machines, left on
Wednesday morning, in company with several
gentlemen from York, Pa, for business visit to
New York and Philadelphia.
Mr.. John J. Kelley and the Messrs. Gallo
way have commenced building new perpetual lime
kilns at Texas and expect to have them in opera
ton at early date. The cost of one of these
kilns is from $500 to 81 900.
Col. VIM. A. McKeip and wife, of West
minister, left on Tuesday for the Hot Springs Of
Arkansas. The Col. has been a sufferer from
rheumatism ever since he left the army and he
goes in the hope of being relieved.
Governor Lloyd this week pardoned from
the House of Correction, Frank johnson and Theo
dore F. H. Wilson, both having been committed
to that institution from Baltimore county, charged
with vagrancy &c. Both men are said to be in
sane.
The Western Maryland Railroad is nov
carving to Baltimore nearly $500 gallons Of mill
every day. $50 gallons of this comes from Emory
Grove 30 gallons from Glyndon and 800 galloni
from Pikesvie, making about onethird of the
entire quantity.
--The property of the Union Manufacturing
Company, situated on the Baltimore county side
of the Patapsco, sold at public sale last week
to Mr. VIM. ]. Dickey, for $l25,O0O. The proper
ty embraces 1,525 acres of land, with the mill
tenement houses, &c.
in rebuilding the Thistle dam, near Ellicot
CITY, two of the originally used stills of white OAK
were found to be perfectly sound, and allowed to
remain. They have been there for more thar
sixty years, not having been disturbed when the
dam was rebuilt, in 1852.
-OudEloo Isduuiuk, luo mon VIM SAH ~ wv
thumb OF private watohman Hook, while be wat
trying to arrest him for an attempted burglary in
the Belt short time ago, was tried in Baltimore
few days ago, convicted and sentenced to the
penitentiary for two years.
The case of VIM. Mali, who sued the B.
O. r. r. Company for damages for the loss of a
leg, which had been on trial here for two weeks
terminated on Tuesday in disagreement of the
fury. The defence was contributory negligence
on the part of the plaintiff.
Mr.. George Morgan, one of the oldest and
most highly esteemed resident of Dulany's Valley
was in Towsontown on Thursday and paid visit
to The UNION Office. Mr.. Morgan, who is native
of Lancaster county, Pa, is now nearly so years
of AGE and has been resident of the valley fol
almost half century. We are pleased to say that
be enjoys good health and is able to move about
nuite actively